Speed control allows a choice of power from 16 to 33 pulses per second (1,000 to 2,000 pulses per minute).

Temperature overload protection ensures safe, long lasting operation.

Portable with easy carry handle so you can use it yourself.

Designed for household use.

Power: 15 watts.

Weight: 8.6 lbs.

Power Cord Length: 6' 8".

Dimensions: 12.5"l x 12.5"w x 6.25"h.

UL listed for safe operation.

Made in China.

1 year warranty.

Benefits of Massage

Provides a great way to relax and help alleviate musculoskeletal conditions.

Dilates blood vessels improving blood circulation in targeted areas and throughout the body.

Can help improve muscle tone and reduce muscular atrophy resulting from forced inactivity or injury.

Provides a sedative or stimulating effect on the nervous system depending on type or length of massage.

Helps to reduce Edema (swelling) of the extremities.

Can help relieve muscle tension and mental stress to aid in a stress reduction and relaxation program.

It makes you feel good!

Precautions for Percussion Massagers

Do not use on swollen or inflamed areas or skin eruptions such as bruises, cuts, fractures, etc.

Do not use directly on the bone.

Do not use on varicose veins.

Do not use on unexplained calf pain or any unexplained pain.

Do not use on areas that could cause bodily harm such as eyes, ears, head, etc.

Don not allow the edge of the machine compress the veins directly behind your knee (such as when using for the hamstring and calf areas)

Massage Action

The Foot XTC massager has 3 sets of interchangeable massage heads with varying densities and shapes to provide flexibility and control over your massage session. These heads simply snap on and off.

Firm

Massage

Medium

Massage

Gentle

Massage

Massage Controls

The XTC Foot Massager has 5 different power speed settings - 3 manual adjustments and 2 pre-programmed settings. When powering ON the massager, the speed setting is set to Auto program #1. From here you can go to manual options to vary the intensity UP or DOWN or select the other program function. The 2 auto programs create a variance of pulsating speed and power to enhance your massage and relaxation. Below is a diagram of the various program and intensity options.

Button #1 - automatic program that will vary the power from low to medium to high and then repeat.

Button #3 - automatic program that will vary the power from low to high and includes a pause period before repeating the low to high cycle.

Types of Massage Units

Vibrating Massagers

Percussion Massagers

Vibrating Massagers

Vibration - Vibration type massagers move their pads or massage points in an orbital action. This creates a side to side motion or a light up and down motion or a combination of the two. Generally, these type of massagers provide a more soothing and gentle massage action.

Carpal Tunnel and Sport Injuries - Increased blood circulation and gentle massage helps to relieve pressure on the median nerve and reduce numbness, tingling and stiffness in the hand.

Reflexology

Reflexology and massage aims to relieve stress or treat health conditions through the application of pressure to specific points or areas of the feet and body. The underlying idea of reflexology is that areas of the feet and hands correspond to (and affect) other parts of the body.

Techniques similar to reflexology have been used for thousands of years in Egypt, China and other areas. In the early 20th century, an American physician named William Fitzgerald suggested that the foot could be "mapped" to other areas of the body to diagnose or treat medical conditions. He divided the body into 10 zones and labeled the parts of the foot that he believed controlled each zone. He proposed that gentle pressure on a particular area of the foot could generate relief in the targeted zone. This process was originally called zone therapy.

In the 1930s, Eunice Ingham, a nurse and physiotherapist, further developed these maps to include specific reflex points. At that time, zone therapy was renamed reflexology. Modern reflexologists in the United States often learn Ingham's method or a similar technique developed by the reflexologist Laura Norman.

Reflexology charts include pictures of the feet with diagrams of corresponding internal organs or parts of the body. The right side of the body is believed to be reflected in the right foot, and the left side, in the left foot. Different health care providers, such as massage therapists, chiropractors, podiatrists, physical therapists or nurses, may use reflexology.